Eaton (surname)

Eaton is an English surname, and may refer to:

Academics and scientists

Alfred Edwin Eaton (1844–1929), English clergyman and entomologist
Amos Eaton (1776–1842), American scientist and educator, whose standard abbreviation as a botanist is Eaton
Daniel Cady Eaton (1834–1895), American botanist
Elon Howard Eaton (1866–1934), American ornithologist, scholar, and author
Hezekiah Hulbert Eaton (1809–1832), American botanist and educator
Jerry P. Eaton (1926–2004), American geologist
Nathaniel Eaton (1610–1674), first schoolmaster of Harvard College
Richard M. Eaton (born 1940), American historian
Suzanne Eaton (1959–2019), American scientist and academic

Cyrus S. Eaton (1883–1979), Canadian-born American financier, industrialist and philanthropist
Henry Eaton, 1st Baron Cheylesmore (1816–1891), British businessman and Conservative politician
Hubert Eaton (1881–1966), American businessman
Joseph Oriel Eaton II (1873–1949), founder of the Eaton Corporation of the United States
Robert James Eaton (born 1940), Chairman of the Chrysler Corporation
Roger Eaton, President and Chief Concept Officer of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
Timothy Eaton (1834–1907), founder of the Eaton's department store chain
- Eaton family (Toronto), family and descendants of Timothy Eaton

Brian Eaton (1916–1992), senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force
Charles Eaton (RAAF officer) (1895–1979), senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force
Daniel Isaac Vernon Eaton (1869–1917), Canadian military officer
John Eaton (general) (1829–1906), Union American Civil War general
Herbert Eaton, 3rd Baron Cheylesmore (1848–1925), British Army officer, sportsman, and peer
Kenneth Eaton (1934–2022), Royal Navy admiral
Paul Eaton (born 1950), US general, best known for his command of operations to train Iraqi troops during Operation Iraqi Freedom
Pinketham Eaton (died 1781), officer in the North Carolina Continental Line, American Revolutionary War
William Eaton (soldier) (1764–1811), United States Army general who served as a soldier during the Barbary Wars

Amasa Eaton (1841–1914), American lawyer and politician
Barney Augustus Eaton (1853–1936), Wisconsin state legislator
Benjamin Harrison Eaton (1833–1904), American politician, entrepreneur and agriculturalist
C. N. Eaton (1887–1978), American politician
Charles Aubrey Eaton (1868–1953), Canadian-born American clergyman and politician
Chris Eaton (born 1952), Australian police officer best known as a sports betting investigator
Dorla Dean Eaton (1929–2025), American civic leader and 37th President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Dorman Bridgman Eaton (1823–1899), a U.S. civil service reformer
Fred Eaton (1856–1934), mayor of Los Angeles
Fredrik Stefan Eaton (1938–2021), Canadian businessman and diplomat
Holly Eaton, American politician
Horace Eaton (1804–1855), American politician
Hubert A. Eaton (1916–1991), American civil rights activist, and tennis player
James Youman Eaton (1863/1866-1928) American teacher, lawyer and politician
John Eaton (politician) (1790–1856), U.S. Senator and Secretary of War, 19th century
Nicole Eaton (born 1945), Canadian politician
Robert G. Eaton (1937–2009), politician and cabinet minister in Ontario
Rosanell Eaton (1921–2018), American activist
Theophilus Eaton (1590–1658), first governor of New Haven Colony, Connecticut
William W. Eaton (1816–1898), American politician from Connecticut

Adam Eaton (pitcher) (born 1977), American baseball player
Adam Eaton (outfielder) (born 1988), American baseball player
Ashton Eaton (born 1988), American decathlete
Aileen Eaton (1909–1987), Canadian born American boxing promoter
Barry Eaton, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and coached in the 2000s and 2010s
Bobby Eaton (1958–2021), American professional wrestler
Chris Eaton (tennis) (born 1987), British tennis player
David Eaton (gymnast) (born 1980), Welsh gymnast
George Eaton (racing driver) (born 1945), Canadian race driver and president of Eaton's
Jason Eaton (born 1982), New Zealand rugby union footballer
Kaitlyn Eaton (born 1994), American wheelchair basketball player
Lloyd Eaton (1918–2007), American football player, coach, and executive
Mark Eaton (1957–2021), American basketball player
Mark Eaton (ice hockey) (born 1977), American ice hockey player
Nate Eaton (born 1996), American baseball player
Stephen Eaton (born 1975), Australian paralympic athlete
Steve Eaton, football (soccer) player (Tranmere Rovers)
Zeb Eaton (1920–1989), American baseball player

Elizabeth Eaton (born 1955) presiding bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Francis Eaton (Mayflower passenger)
Gai Eaton (1921–2010), British diplomat, writer, historian, and Sufist Islamic scholar
Samuel Eaton (1596?–1665), English independent divine
Seymour Eaton (1859–1916), author, publisher and educator
Warren Samuel Eaton (1891–1966), American aviator